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Stupid Skydivers
That is true. Then...let people drive without seat belt laws or motorcycle helmet laws. And, if they don't have insurance when they are brought to the hospital...well, let them be indebted to the hospital for the rest of their lives, so taxpayers aren't shouldered with that cost.— July 22, 2008 2:03 a.m.
The N Word
That's funny, I had never heard that about "Baby Mama." I would understand Whoopi's anger if the characters were black. Not sure why it would bother her otherwise. Especially since, I GUARANTEE, she and no other black person, were bothered by the film titled "White Men Can't Jump" (a great movie by the way).— July 21, 2008 12:59 a.m.
100 Best Movie Villians
Well, even if King Kong is a sweat creature, when in his own environment, and it was the big bad humans that brought him to New York to exploit him....well, once he's on the loose, he's still a menace to society. The old lady walking to the bakery, still has one crazy, hairy beast on her hands. Or, maybe, she ends up in his hands, whatever. Dracula might be going on instinct. But, that instinct is sucking the blood out of you. Therefore, villianous.— July 20, 2008 1:28 a.m.
Stupid Skydivers
Nice responses. I've never skydived. My morning radio show did these stunts, back in the early 90s. Every Friday we would do something dangerous. We went bungee jumping (I did that 4 different times over the years...yes, that's just as stupid). We swam with sharks another Friday. And, when it came to skydiving, during the class, there was just too much to remember. Keep your knees at your chest, chin tucked in...or your head could hit back of the plane. It made for a better bit, though, me chicking out of this tradition of us always going out and doing the stunts together. The thing with scuba diving, is it falls into the hiking category. Sure, you could get the bends. Sure, you could be eaten by a shark. Or, you could have your crazy husband take your breathing device out on your honeymoon in Australia. But, at least you are doing something. You're exploring underwater. Coral reefs, sea life, etc. Skydiving, is really, not seeing anything. The clouds? The plane flying away? What? It's doing a dangerous stunt (I know, I know...the statistics say it's safer to do that then ride a hot air balloon). My problem, or my point, is more with laws. Why make some things illegal and not others. If marijuana is illegal, why is alcohol legal? I bet alcohol is more dangerous. If we can sell Twinkies, and someone gets diabetes from eating 20 a day, why can they sue Hostess? And why does Hostess then have to put labels on them? It's all so insane. anti...why sky dive 33 times? What's the point? What did you get out of that?— July 20, 2008 1:26 a.m.
Canes
Whenever I have friends in from out of town, 'Canes is the place I take 'em. We eat on the rooftop, and get to watch the ocean. And, you'll be able to eat a lot cheaper than the Marine Room or Beach House. The fajitas are the best I've ever had, anywhere. Which is odd, since it's not like 'Canes is a Mexican restaurant. It's just this beach cantina. For a while though, I'd get juked because they'd stop serving food at 8:30 p.m. and I'm showing up for some live music, and I roll in around 9:00 p.m. Then, when I finally got it thru my head that I need to get there by 8:00 if I wanted to eat, I'm chilling out with my friends enjoying the fajitas, and Chris Robinson (Black Crowes), starts singing. For some reason, he decided to go on at around 9:30 or some early time like that. It was probably the only time I didn't finish my grub. Every time I get a Coke there, it tastes funny. A few times it was flat. A few other times, it tasted like pencil led. Then I end up getting pitchers of Margaritas, and those are great. Maybe that's their plan. Awesome desserts, too. They have this huge Oreo cake thing that I like. I wish their mudd pie type of dessert had mocha ice cream, but hey...after the fajitas, I'm usually only taking a few bites of this thing anyway. But if you have guests from out of town, this is the place to go. You can see live music and eat on the beach, maybe take them to the roller coaster... all for a good price.— July 19, 2008 11:24 a.m.
100 Best Movie Villians
Brokeback Mountain was perhaps the most overrated movie in film history. Great cinematography. That's about it. Crappy story, good acting, bad screenplay, lame score, etc. WT....yeah, Dirty Harry. Good call. It actually ruined it for me, when Eastwood then had those campy "villians" in later movies as I got a little older. Films like "Every Which Way But Loose," and the Black Widows motorcycle gang. Hardly intimidating, after you saw the guys in Dirty Harry. Have you seen any of Herzogs more recent films? Fifi: Sure, dracula may have been a product of his species, but still. Haven't seen the other movies you mentioned. Oh, except for King Kong (don't bother on the Jack Black remake). But, regarding those pilots........aren't they just a product of their species???— July 19, 2008 2:54 a.m.
100 Best Movie Villians
You're older than I realized, antigeekess. Well, Gary Oldman saying that doesn't mean much, since he's in the Dark Knight. I'm not sure I get your point, on my comments on Ledger.— July 18, 2008 10:10 a.m.
100 Best Movie Villians
Oh man, you guys are so lame. I spent all that time writing these villians, and no responses? I was even playing racquetball tonight, and things popped in my head. Like...how could I forget Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast. An overrated movie, but he was amazing as the villian. And The Sting, one of my all-time favorite films, with two of my all-time favorite actors: Paul Newman and Robert Shaw (remember him from Jaws?). He was the best villian in Sting. From his limp and accent, to his bumping everyone off.— July 18, 2008 1:42 a.m.
Jambalaya Jam
Oops. This video is for next weeks Crasher, which also involves bands. My bad.— July 17, 2008 11:06 a.m.
Jambalaya Jam
You should've heard the bands at the other party. They were great, and I liked the song selection a bit more.— July 17, 2008 1:50 a.m.